Staff Site Reliability Developer, Protected Data SRE

Google; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 216,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Google in Waterloo, ON is hiring a Staff Site Reliability Developer to lead the Protected Data SRE team. You will drive complex system solutions and provide technical direction to developers while managing risks and ensuring product reliability.

This role requires a strong background in Unix/Linux, programming, and ability to influence stakeholders. Compensation includes a competitive salary, bonuses, equity, and benefits.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in product demand/supply planning.
• 3 years with Unix/Linux internals and administration.
• Experience programming in C, C++, Java, Python, or Go.

Responsibilities

• Drive ecosystem-wide strategy to reduce complexity.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to developers.
• Partner with stakeholders for product reliability.

Skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder influence

Expertise in programming languages (C, C++, Java, Python, Go)

Experience with Unix/Linux

Computer networking expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Staff Site Reliability Developer, Protected Data SRE

Waterloo, ON, Canada

Advanced

Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience including product demand/supply planning, and production and inventory management.
• 3 years of experience working with Unix/Linux operating systems internals and administration (e.g., filesystems, inodes, system calls) and networking (e.g., TCP/IP, routing, network topologies and hardware, software defined networking).
• Experience programming in at least one of the following languages: C, C++, Java, Python, or Go.
• Experience with computer networking (e.g., DNS, Load Balancing, routing) and Linux/Unix system administration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.

About the job

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) combines software and systems engineering to build and run large-scale, massively distributed, fault-tolerant systems. SRE ensures that Google Cloud's services—both our internally critical and our externally-visible systems—have reliability, uptime appropriate to customer's needs and a fast rate of improvement. Additionally SRE’s will keep an ever-watchful eye on our systems capacity and performance.

Much of our software development focuses on optimizing existing systems, building infrastructure and eliminating work through automation. On the SRE team, you’ll have the opportunity to manage the complex challenges of scale which are unique to Google Cloud, while using your expertise in coding, algorithms, complexity analysis and large-scale system design. SRE's culture of intellectual curiosity, problem solving and openness is key to its success. Our organization brings together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to create an environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to learn and grow.

As a Staff Site Reliability Developer, you will serve as a technical anchor for the Protected Data SRE team in Waterloo. You will have technical leadership across complex systems, cross-functional alignment, and systemic risk management. Behind everything our users see online is the architecture built by the Technical Infrastructure team to keep it running. From developing and maintaining our data centers to building the next generation of Google platforms, we make Google’s product portfolio possible. We keep our networks up and running, ensuring our users have the best and fastest experience possible.

Compensation

Canada base salary range for this full-time position is CAD 216,000-221,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Compensation details listed in Canada role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Drive the strategy to reduce complexity ecosystem-wide, focusing on solution and component reuse to prevent new production risks.
• Partner with executive developing stakeholders and cross-functional programs to balance product reliability against regulatory deadlines.
• Design company-wide capabilities for change safety, distributed observability, large-scale data repair, and control plane safety.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship to developers in Waterloo, fostering a culture that collaborates across infrastructure stacks (from Spanner to Google Front End (GFE)).

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